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Petition of Francis Toney of the Nine Mile River settlement, Douglas, Hants County, to Lt. Gov. Campbell requesting winter relief.
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Petition of
Francis Toney
To be referred to [Lewis] Rupert
George & [illegible] some assistance
may be given from the money
granted for the relief of Indians
[?LtC.]
Date: 1836
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 27
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